Venice for Lovers consists of two essays — one by Louis Begley and one by his wife Anka Muhlstein, and a short story by Begley. The essays are about Venice, and the story takes place in Venice.
Overview Every year for all the 30 years they have been married, the couple spends long, enjoyable months in Venice. They write and live there and over the decades La Serenissima has become their second home. The owners of their favourite restaurants have become their friends and they share the lives of the locals, far off the beaten tourist tracks, as Muhlstein describes in her contribution to this book.The book contains a fine folded map of Venice on elegant oilpaper.
Louis Begley's essay is on the city's place within world literature and discusses works of Henry James, Marcel Proust and Thomas Mann that are set in Venice. Begley's story is about a young man's frustrating love affair in Venice.
Originally written in German and French, the authors revised the English edition, adding extra material. The book is a personal view of a place, which will forever inspire dreams of love and passion.
Excerpt
The last section of the book is written singlehandedly by Louis Begley and is entitled Venice: Reflections of a Novelist and opens thus:
See also
List of architecture monuments of Venice List of painters and architects of Venice Su e zo per i ponti Veneti and Venetic language (the ancient spoken language of the region) Venetian glass Venetian language (the modern spoken vernacular of the region) Venice Biennale Venice Film Festival Several European cities have been compared to Venice: The Breton city Nantes has been called The Venice of the West, while the nickname The Venice of the North has been variously applied to Amsterdam, Birmingham, Bornholm, Bruges, Haapsalu, Maryhill, Saint Petersburg and Stockholm.
References
External links
Official Site of the City of Venice